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J. C. MOELL.

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APPLICATION FILED 1AN.H, 1921.

1,380,235. Patelited y 31. 1921.

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WITN E55 ATTORNEY 1. c. MOE-LL.

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I I APPLICATIONHLED JAN. 11, 1921. 1,380,285. at nted May 31, 1921.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2- PATENT JOHN C. MOELL, OF WAPAKONETA, OHIO.

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' Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 31, 1921.

Application filed January 11, 1921. Serial No. 436,452.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, JOHN C. MonLL, a citizen of the United States, residing at WVapakoneta, in the county of Auglaize and State of Ohio, have invented new and useful Improvements in Ties, of which the following is a specification.

My present invention has reference to railway ties and means associated therewith for securing rails thereon.

The object is the production of a tie constructed of metal, concrete or other suitable material which has its upper face so shaped as to contact with one of the sides of the rails and to receive wedge members which engage with the opposite sides of the rails, means being provided for locking the wedges on the tie.

A further object is the production of a railway tie in which the base portion thereof is of a formation to firmly seat itself in the roadbed and hold the tie against tilting or lateral movement, and which has removable means designed to coengage with the upper surface thereof for securely holding rails thereon.

- The foregoing, and other objects which will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, may be accomplished by a construction, combination and operative arrangement of parts, such as are disclosed by the drawings which accompany and which form part of this application.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view showing rails secured upon a tie constructed in accordance with this invention.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view therethrough.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view approximately on the line 33 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4. is a perspective view of the tie.

Fig. 5 is a similar view of one of the wedge blocks.

The tie 1 has its base V-shaped in cross section, and the angle sides thereof are indicated for distinction by the numeral 2. The top of the tie includes upstanding ends 3 and 4, and a central upstanding portion 5. The end 4; has its lower portion notched, as at 6 to receive therein the outer flange on a rail 7. The central enlargement 5, opposite the end 3, in a like manner, has a notch 8 to receive the inner flanged portion of arail 9. The face of the enlargement 5, oppoor outer sides of the rails.

site that provided with the notch 6 has an inwardly beveled downwardly inclined surface 10, and in a like manner the inner face of the end 3 has a similar surface 11. Both of these inwardly inclined downwardly eX- tending surfaces are designed to receive thereon complementary surfaces in the nature of tongues Band 13 formed on the outer face of wedge blocks 15 and 16. The tongues 12 are arranged at such an angle as to permit of the blocks being slid through the groovesinto engagement with the faces of the railsfwhereby the rail 9 will be forced against the notched. wall of the block or central portion 5 of the tie, and the rail 7 in a like manner, will be forced against the rail receiving end t of the tie. While the blocks are shown in the drawings on the same side of both rails, it is obvious that should it be found desirable. the said blocks may be arranged to engage either the inner he wedge members have their lower edges arranged at a bevel or inclination, as indicated by the numerals 1 7 and 18 respectively, the said inclined surfaces contacting with the beveled upper surfaces of the rail base flanges not received in the notches.

Each of the wedge blocks has a central is thought that the simplicity of the construction and the advantages thereof will be perfectly apparaent to those skilled in the art to which such inventions relate.

Having described the invention, 1 claim A rail tie comprising a body whose base is V-shaped in cross section and whose top is formed with upstanding ends and an up standing block between the ends, and the lower wall betweenthe upstanding portions providing rail seats, one of the said ends having its inner face notched to receive the base of one of the rails, the central block having one of its ends notched to receive the base of the second rail, the opposite face grooves, and to have their straight faces contacting with the rails, and removable means for securing said wedge blocks on 10 the tie.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

JOHN C. MOELL. 

